Oregon Settles Lawsuit Over Sexual Assault Allegations

By The Associated Press

Aug. 5, 2015

The University of Oregon has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a student who said she was sexually assaulted last year by three basketball players. The 18-year-old woman dismissed all claims against the university on Tuesday. According to the settlement, the university will waive her tuition, housing and student fees for four years.

Oregon will also pursue a policy change requiring all transfer applicants to report any disciplinary history. In the suit filed in January, the woman said Coach Dana Altman knew when he recruited one of the players that he had been suspended from another college because of allegations of sexual misconduct. Altman denied he had known of it.